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BasketNb11.349

Circular, open basket with a straight-sided cylinder shape. Natural colour; base has brown cedar bark checker work centre surrounded by circular twining. Three equidistant decorative bands; one at rim, one at mid-point, and one at base. Each one is a small scale geometric design. Rim has band of dark blue/red with natural colour geometric design. Mid-point band is blue/green with natural horizontal and diagonal design. Base has band of dark blue/red with faded yellow geometric design similar to band on rim.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
cedar bark, bear grass ?, grass and aniline dye ?
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.272 a-b

Round, straight-sided, sharp-shouldered basket with a reinforced hoop rim holding a flat, fitted lid (part b) in place. Cedar bark foundation with grass twining. Rim edged with double row of twining. Natural colour with very dark purple and yellow band at base of basket and at base of lid. Sides of basket and lid are very finely woven.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
grass, aniline dye ?, cedar bark and bear grass ?
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.271 a-b

Circular basket (a) with flat-topped lid (b). Straight-sided cylindrical, shouldered with collared rim. Rim is reinforced hoop topped with braiding (?). Around base of lid are bands of purple, yellow and red. Purple centre on top of lid surrounded by solid rings of red, orange and green; and by two broken line rings; one of yellow and one of orange. Base of basket has bands of purple, yellow and red. Flat top of lid and bottom of basket have circular grass twining.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
grass, aniline dye ? and bear grass ?
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketNb11.348 a-b

Round, straight-sided, sharp shouldered basket (a) with a raised, fitted lid (b). Cedar bark checker work foundation surrounded by grass twining. Rim is reinforced hoop of cedar bark, edged with two rows of twining. Natural colour with band of blue-purple with faded yellow zigzag design at base of basket and lid. Centre of lid has blue purple circular geometric design surrounded by seven spots of blue-purple. Small scale geometric design.

Culture
Nuu-chah-nulth
Material
aniline dye, cedar bark, bear grass and grass
Made in
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ApronEdz929

Small apron of glazed black cotton. The narrow bib curves outwards to a rectangular skirt. There are loops on the top corners of both the bib and skirt. Across the top of the bib is a white fabric stripe and unglazed black border. The back is unlined.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Tai Po, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ApronEdz928

Small apron of glazed brown cotton. The narrow bib curves outwards to a rectangular skirt. There are loops on the top corners of both the bib and skirt. Across the bib are fabric stripes in pink, red and ricrac in yellow. The back is unlined.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Tai Po, Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ApronEdz927

Small apron of glazed brown cotton. The narrow bib curves outwards to a rectangular skirt. There are loops on the top corners of both the bib and skirt. The top of the bib and curved sides are edged with blue trim. Beneath the loops are fabric flowers in blue, white and pink. Across the bib are fabric stripes in yellow, green and red. The back is unlined.

Culture
Chinese: Hakka ?
Material
synthetic fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Yuen Long, Guangdong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtSa186

Skirt made with pieces of cotton fabric with raw edges joined by a two central embroidered strips to form a rectangular tube. The detailing consists of a vertical pattern of two narrow, white, parallel pinstripes on a navy ground. The central embroidered hand sewn strips run horizontally and vertically making a cross-like pattern. It is in repeating colours of red, orange, purple, blue and white.

Culture
Quiche
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Nahuala, Solola, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtSa196

Skirt made with four pieces cotton fabric with selvedge edges joined by central embroidery to form a long rectangular shaped tube. The detailing consists of a three fine white vertical double pinstripes woven in at wide intervals on a dark blue ground. One stripe goes the whole length, one is discontinuous and one stripe goes half way down the length of the skirt. There is a darn near the discontinuous white pinstripe and one of the selvages.

Culture
Cakchiquel
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Santa Catarina Palopo, Solola, Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh6

Mask possibly depicting Vata Sanniya (representing flatulence), or Pita Sanni (representing bile). The mask has a dark green humanoid face with black hair and eyebrows, red-rimmed protruding eyes with black pupils and crescent-shaped slits under the eyes, red nostrils and lips, white teeth separated by black lines, and a crescent-shaped slit between the two rows of teeth. Multi-coloured cotton ties are threaded through holes in the sides of the mask and knotted together at the back.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wood, paint, fibre and dye
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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